GIN


Meaning of GIN in English

n. & v.

n. 1 a snare or trap. 2 a machine for separating cotton from its seeds. 3 a kind of crane and windlass.

v.tr. (ginned, ginning) 1 treat (cotton) in a gin. 2 trap. ginner n.

[ ME f. OF engin ENGINE ]

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